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The invention of a bionic leaf that produces liquid fuel could help...
Scientists at Harvard University have invented a leaf that can produce a renewable source of energy. They say mimicry is the greatest form of flattery and in the case of Daniel Nocera and trees, this...
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Sipping a craft pint, I take to Hackney’s waterways
What did an 84-year-old Canadian lady make of London’s small-batch hipster breweries? There was once a devout Muslim named Ibn Jubayr who, in effect, reversed the first miracle of Christianity by...
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Why David Cameron’s Harold Wilson tribute band faces a hostile crowd
The echoes of 1975 in the current EU debate. David Cameron dislikes the frequent comparisons between his premiership and that of Harold Wilson, but he should be grateful for the reassurance that the...
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"Don't turn inward": Bill Clinton urges Britain to stay in the European Union
The former US president, writing exclusively for the New Statesman, says that Europe is strongest when it is united. The decision on Europe is one for the British people, and the world will respect...
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Leader: Lost honour
Boris Johnson and Michael Gove are now at the head of one of the most rancid campaigns in recent electoral history. In 2013, Boris Johnson boasted that he was “the only politician I know . . . willing...
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Leading, not leaving: Gordon Brown makes a positive case for Europe
Our guest editor introduces a special issue of the New Statesman on Britain and Europe. In the heat of a referendum campaign dominated by accusation and counter-accusation, it is easy to forget what...
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We’re hiring! Join the New Statesman as Digital Editor
This is a senior position and a great opportunity for a digital specialist to join one of the UK’s most prestigious titles. The New Statesman is seeking an ambitious, experienced digital editor to...
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Student intolerance, the rise of the New Young Fogeys and John Major’s...
NS Editor Jason Cowley on young fogeys and John Major’s antique diction. I was recently a guest at a dinner at Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government. Two formidable women hosted it: Ngaire Woods,...
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“Big challenges cannot be dealt with by one country”: Kofi Annan talks to...
The former UN secretary general gives his views on refugees, peacekeepers and the world stage. What can we learn from the 50-year history of the European Union? The EU was built from the rubble of two...
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Laurie Penny: Is marriage worth it?
Love needs to be freed from the confines of the traditional, monogamous, nuclear family – and so do women. Susan B Anthony never married. The suffragist, abolitionist and civil rights campaigner...
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Trump’s chilling confidence, Boris’s immortal longings and why England have...
Trump once called me “vicious, arrogant, obnoxious, possibly evil”. Which may be true. When I won Donald Trump’s US Celebrity Apprentice show in 2008 he called me “vicious, arrogant, obnoxious,...
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What does Europe mean to you?
Friends of the NS – including Stephen Hawking, Helena Kennedy, Geoff Dyer and Joan Armatrading – tell us what Europe means to them. Stephen Hawking Gone are the days when we could stand on our own,...
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Announcing the New Statesman/SPERI prize 2016
For a second time, this prize - a collaboration between the New Statesman and Sheffield University - will recognise the most exciting scholarship in the field of political economy. The New...
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So it's Trump vs Clinton. What happens now?
For all Hillary Clinton's weaknesses, Donald Trump is close to the dream opponent, says Jonathan Jones. Having vanquished one septuagenarian populist with a brash New York accent, Hillary Clinton can...
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The election fraud allegations – and how they expose our broken campaign...
As Labour is dragged in to the battle of the battle buses, is it time to question the law on election spending? The Tories are in trouble for their election spending. And they’re trying to drag the...
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The day The Smell came
I woke up to The Smell. It was thick and gluey. Naturally, I thought I was either having a stroke or the house was filling with inexplicable leaked noxiousness. “No, no, no. Absolutely don’t send an...
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How can Labour win England again?
A new book provides a useful starting point. Histories are written by the victors. Not only true of wars and dynastical struggles, it is also true of elections, where it is the winning candidates and...
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Sarah Wollaston changed her mind on the EU because – unlike Britain in this...
When it’s your identity on the line, why would made-up figures about the EU be enough to change your mind? Poor old truth. Sarah Wollaston has done an admirable thing, switching her support for Brexit...
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Steroids and sport: how the controversial drugs pose the biggest threat to...
The approaching Olympic Games in Rio will intensify the debate surrounding steroids. The fast-approaching Olympic Games commencing in Rio this August has already received its fair share of...
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The NS Podcast #152: Polls, predictions and Morningside Pie
The New Statesman podcast. This week, Helen and Stephen are joined by our deputy web editor Anoosh Chakelian to talk about Europe: are the polls to be believed? Who is making the positive case for...
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